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Força Aérea Portuguesa helicopter incidents
17 helicopter incidents involving Força Aérea Portuguesa recorded in the RotorAlert database, from 1959 to 2002.
Total incidents
17
Confirmed fatalities
20
Fatal incidents
7
Fatal rate
41.2%
| Date | Location | Aircraft | Fatalities | Severity | Cause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-09 | 🌐Castro Daire, Portugal | Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III | 3 | fatal | Mechanical failure | Scramble |
| 1995-07-25 | 🌐Tancos, Portugal | Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III | — | unknown | Unknown | Flight International |
| 1992-10-21 | 🌐Bemposta, Portugal | Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III | 2 | fatal | Unknown | Aviation Safety Network |
| 1989-06-17 | 🌐Figueira da Foz, Portugal | Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III | 5 | fatal | Unknown | Flight International |
| 1988-08-18 | 🌐Portugal | Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III | — | unknown | Unknown | Scramble |
| 1986-06-13 | 🌐Montijo, Portugal | Aerospatiale SA330L Puma | 1 | fatal | Unknown | Scramble |
| 1976-06-08 | 🌐Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III | 3 | fatal | Wire strike | Diário de Lisboa |
| 1973-04-19 | 🌐Castelo de Bode, Portugal | Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III | 1 | fatal | Unknown | Scramble |
| 1971-04-30 | 🌐Tancos, Portugal | Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III | 5 | fatal | Midair collision | Diário de Lisboa |
| 1971-04-30 | 🌐Tancos, Portugal | Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III | — | unknown | Midair collision | Scramble |
| 1971-03-08 | 🌐Tancos, Portugal | Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III | — | minor | Hostile action | Scramble |
| 1971-03-08 | 🌐Tancos, Portugal | Aerospatiale SA330C Puma | — | minor | Hostile action | Tribune |
| 1971-03-08 | 🌐Tancos, Portugal | Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III | — | minor | Hostile action | Tribune |
| 1971-03-08 | 🌐Tancos, Portugal | Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III | — | minor | Hostile action | Scramble |
| 1971-03-08 | 🌐Tancos, Portugal | Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III | — | minor | Hostile action | Tribune |
| 1960-01-20 | 🌐Portugal | Sud Aviation SE 3130 Alouette II | — | unknown | Unknown | Scramble |
| 1959-10-04 | 🌐Monte Real, Portugal | Sikorsky UH-19A | — | minor | Unknown | Scramble |